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FABS21 Benchmarking Tool Will Help Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities Improve Energy-Efficiency

November 18, 2009

Berkeley Lab scientists, in cooperation with the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, are releasing for beta testing a computer-based tool to help the world’s semiconductor manufacturing facilities evaluate and improve their energy efficiency.

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Berkeley Lab Lends Expertise to India to Promote Energy Efficiency

November 18, 2009

India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure suggest dire environmental consequences if “business as usual” continues. That’s why experts from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been working to expand collaborations with India on energy efficiency.

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Berkeley Lab Receives $7 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Energy Technologies

October 29, 2009

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been awarded $7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for four projects that seek to advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which is capable of harnessing the Earth’s heat where conventional geothermal technologies cannot. The funding is part of a $400 million investment that the Department of Energy has made in geothermal energy thanks to the Recovery Act.

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The Hidden Costs of Energy Production—$120 Billion In 2005

October 21, 2009

A report from the National Academies of Science cites damage to human health from air pollution associated with electricity generation and motor vehicle transportation as one of the single biggest hidden costs of energy production

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New Berkeley Lab Report Shows That the Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in the U.S. Fell in 2008

October 21, 2009

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent.

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What’s next for biofuels

October 6, 2009

White House nominates Berkeley Lab’s Majumdar to head key DOE agency

September 18, 2009

The White House announced its intention to nominate Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley engineer and scientist Arun Majumdar to become the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

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With a flash of light, a neuron’s function is revealed

September 16, 2009

There’s a new way to explore biology’s secrets. With a flash of light, scientists zeroed in on the type of neural cell that controls swimming in larval zebrafish. The technique could become a powerful way to learn how biological systems work.

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Berkeley Lab’s Ashok Gadgil Wins Heinz Award

September 15, 2009

Berkeley Lab scientist Ashok Gadgil is one of 10 recipients of this year’s Heinz Awards in recognition of humanitarian research that has improved energy efficiency, reduced health risks and enhanced the quality of life in developing countries

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Berkeley Lab Partners with Local High Schools in “Green Academy”

September 10, 2009

Berkeley Lab is partnering with Oakland Technical High School and El Cerrito High School in their Green Academies. Beginning this fall, students and their teachers will be able to take lab tours, hear talks by Berkeley Lab scientists and eventually, some will have eight-week summer internships.

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